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been awhile

man life is hectic,,havent been on here in ages i need some help, my cousin got an a350 and was having me look at some pics. i do have an opinion on the just wanted to see what you guys said........i mean to the average person they prolly look ok. the other reason why i ask is i havent been behind the camera since disney and to be honest im forgetting some stuff. also i belive they wer all takin with the kit lens

Portrait focus ...

Well, to widen the plane of focus, you need to up the aperture to around f/6.3-f/8, maybe even as much as f/11 ... when you are close. Using anything wider (like f/4-5.6) requires you to back up significantly.

Slow down the shutter speed to no slower than 1/60 ... if you do go slower, to reclaim light, you will get motion blur. When people laugh (not just smile), they do not freeze but tend to move.

If you need more light, you will have to use DRO Levels (+3 or more) or your ISO -> Up it to 800 or 1000, as necessary to recover.

Remember to focus on the eyes ... lock the focus, then frame and finish the shot.

Hope this helps.

Last edited by DonSchap; 05-01-2009 at 01:10 PM.

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Well, to widen the plane of focus, you need to up the aperture to around f/6.3-f/8, maybe even as much as f/11 ... when you are close. Using anything wider (like f/4-5.6) requires you to back up significantly.

Slow down the shutter speed to no slower than 1/60 ... if you do go slower, to reclaim light, you will get motion blur. When people laugh (not just smile), they do not freeze but tend to move.

If you need more light, you will have to use DRO Levels (+3 or more) or your ISO -> Up it to 800 or 1000, as necessary to recover.

Remember to focus on the eyes ... lock the focus, then frame and finish the shot.

Hope this helps.

help me remember again when there are 2 subjects what is the bast way to make sure they will be in focus